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Linux Breaks 5% Desktop Share in U.S., Signaling Open-Source Surge Against Windows and macOS (www.webpronews.com)
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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago

"surge"

my god we're talking about reaching a whopping 5% marketshare, can we please fucking stop it with the soyfacing until it's at least 10%?

going :OOO over 5% feels so incredibly sad, it's like bragging about your wealth because you found a coin under your sofa